Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Toyota Avalon.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-12 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | Tie rods detached from frame, along with steering parts became unsafe on minor highway speed turnes |
| 2018-11-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN IN TRAFFIC AT THE LIGHT, ALTERNATOR WAS TESTED. BATTERY LIGHT STAY ON, LIGHTS DIMMED OUT, … |
| 2018-04-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESU… |
| 2017-02-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | ONE DAY WHEN MY CAR WAS STATIONARY AND AFTER IT HAD SET FOR A FEW DAYS I STARTED IT NORMALLY AND NOTICED THE SRS AIRBAG… |
| 2016-08-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEEL LOCKED THEN THE CAR WILL NOT START, ALARM SYSTEM LIGHT WON'T BLINK AND I'M HEARING A WINEING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. |
| 2015-06-30 | SEAT BELTS | No | 2 | All plastic parts are disintegrating, seer belts, door locks, door handles, AC vents , body trim, steering wheel, light… |
| 2013-11-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1998 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE INSTR… |
| 2013-08-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON START UP, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITIO… |
| 2011-07-24 | TIRES | No | 0 | AFTER GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY AND DRIVING ON SURFACE STREETS, I HAD A COMPLETE TIRE BLOW OUT. WHEN PULLED OVER THE RESU… |
| 2011-06-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE FILLS WITH GASOLINE/FUEL FUMES EVERY TIME THE GAS INDICATOR REACHES 1/4 OF A TANK. TOYOTA D… |
| 2010-02-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE POWER STEERING ON MY TOYOTA AVALON KEEPS GETTING DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE MAINTENANCE GARAGE HAS FIXED IT ONCE INDIC… |
| 2009-11-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | RAPID ACCELERATION WHEN PUT IN REVERSE.WENT OUT OF GARAGE AT UNCONTROLLABLE SPEED. OVER RODE BRAKES. I WAS TRYING TO AV… |
| 2009-10-08 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 1998 TOYOTA AVALON. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, WHILE IN REVERSE OR MOVING FORWARD A L… |
| 2009-10-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | Yes | 0 | 1998 TOYOTA AVALON STUCK GAS PEDAL *GR THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERA… |
| 2009-09-26 | EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | No | 0 | RETAINING HOOK ON DRIVER SIDE FLOORMAT HAS BROKEN OFF CAUSING FLOORMAT TO MOVE FORWARD TOWARDS BRAKE AND GAS PETALS. FO… |
| 2009-09-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 15 TO 30 MPH SHE CRASHED INTO A CURB. WHEN ATTEMPT… |
| 2009-09-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN THE PARK P… |
| 2009-01-31 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE ACCELERATING MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, CAR'S ACCELERATOR STUCK "TO THE FLOOR", CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE TO 80M… |
| 2008-11-11 | SEATS | No | 0 | FRONT SEAT POWER MOTOR/SWITCH FAILURE - WENT TO ADJUST SEAT AND IT WENT FORWARD AND WOULD NOT STOP AND I HAD AN EXTREME… |
| 2008-09-02 | TIRES | No | 0 | I'VE NOTICED MY TIRES THIS MORNING ARE STARTING TO TEAR I ONLY HAVE ABOUT 5 TO 7000 MILES ON THEM I HARDLY USE THE CAR,… |
| 2008-02-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | I OWN A 1998 TOYOTA AVALON, WHICH IS EXPERIENCING CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA 98E035000. SPECIFICALLY, HVAC FAN W… |
| 2007-11-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | UPON TRYING TO START MY CAR, MY KEY WOULDN'T TURN. I THOUGHT IT COULD BE A WARN OUT KEY, SO I TRIED MY SECOND MASTER KE… |
| 2007-08-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | MY DAUGHTER PURCHASED A 1998 TOYOTA AVALON FROM A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL. MY DAUGHTER'S FRIEND DROVE THE CAR HOME BECAUSE … |
| 2007-07-01 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT | No | 0 | 1998 TOYOTA AVALON - WITHOUT WARNING, THE AIR CONDITIONER/HEATER & FANS QUIT WORKING. THIS IS INTERMITTENT. YOU NEVER … |
| 2007-01-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TOYOTA AVALON 1998 STALLING WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TOYOTA AVALON 1998 STALLING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS. JA… |
| 2007-01-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 1998 TOYOTA AVALON AT 45 MPH, THE OIL LIGHT TURNED ON, AND THE ENGINE … |
| 2007-01-18 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 1998 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS NOT DRIVING HIS VEHICLE WHEN HE FOUND A BEARING NUT LAYING… |
| 2006-09-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, PROC… |
| 2006-02-26 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | THE FRONT SUSPENSION RATTLES REALLY LOUD WHEN GOING OVER SMALL WASHBOARD TYPE BUMPS OR ANY DISTURBANCES IN THE ROAD. TH… |
| 2005-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT PERFORMANCE OF … |
| 2005-09-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 19, 2005. I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT ASIDE OF A SHOE SHOP AND APPLIED MY BRAKE TO STOP. THE 19… |
| 2005-06-09 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | THE AC CUTS OUT INTERMITTENTLY; SOMETIMES IT WILL RESTART AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING A WHILE. IN ADDITION TO CAUSI… |
| 2005-04-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | SEVERE RUSTING ON REAR BRAKE ROTORS ON A 1998 TOYOTA AVALON EFFECTIVELY REDUCING THE BRAKING POWER OF THE CAR. JOHN SUM… |
| 2005-04-06 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT | No | 0 | THE ENTIRE HVAC SYSTEM OF THE CAR SHUTS DOWN. BLOWER, HEATER, DEFROSTER, A/C ARE ALL INOPERATIVE. CANNOT BE ACTIVATED… |
| 2004-12-23 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM. NO AIR CONDITIONING, HEATER OR FAN OPERATION. COMPLETE SHU… |
| 2004-12-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT | No | 1 | THE HYDRAULIC UNIT THAT HOLDS UP THE HOOD MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO SMASH HIS HAND DUE TO HYDRAULIC UNIT'S F… |
| 2004-12-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | THUNKING NOISE WHEN GOING OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT FROM AREA OF FRONT WHEEL ON PASSENGERS SIDE DETERMINED BY INDEPENDENT MEC… |
| 2004-08-27 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | AIR CONDITIONER HEATER BLOWER, FAILED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.… |
| 2004-08-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND CRASHED WITH A WALL. WHILE AGAINST THE WALL THE VEHICLE … |
| 2004-07-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 69,500 MARK. OOK CAR INTO DEALER AND THOUGHT IT WAS NOISY BRAKES. ROVE ABOUT 100 MORE… |
| 2004-07-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | THE HORN WAS DEFECTIVE. IT WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. OWNER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THEY REPAIRED IT ONCE IN J… |
| 2004-07-12 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | I OWN A 1998 TOYOTA AVALON WITH 54,000 MILES OF USAGE. THE TWO FRONT HEAD LAMP LENS HAVE BECOME CLOUDY AND YELLOWED. I … |
| 2004-04-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. ALSO, A LOUD NOISE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHEN VEHIC… |
| 2004-04-01 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR | No | 0 | ON A 98 TOYOTA AVALON XLS: THE A/C AND HEATING SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY OCCASIONALLY. THE FRONT AND REAR DEFOGGERS … |
| 2004-03-17 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE ENTIRE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB |
| 2004-02-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO AND OUT OF GEAR WHILE TRAVELLING CREATING AN UNSAFE CONDITION. |
| 2004-01-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND ME… |
| 2003-12-10 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | AN ALLDATA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED 12/03/1999: "A/C - ATC SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY FAILS/BECOMES INOPERATIVE. … |
| 2003-12-04 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1998 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CLIMATE CONTROL RANDOMLY QUITS WORKING. NO HEAT,NO AIR, NO DEFROST NO BLOWER. CAUSES A DANGRO… |
| 2003-07-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | SLUDGE IN ENGINE CAUSING SMOKE TO COME FROM BACK OF CAR. *PH |